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The Paperman

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App ID 1134030
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Proto1Studios
Franchise Bad Apple
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31975466
Last Record Update 29 October 2025 – 20:11:02 UTC ()
Release Date 20 December 2019 – 16:59:49 UTC ()
❓ 65.56%
312 reviews
1
In-Game
🆓 Free to Play 😱 Horror 🕴 Psychological Horror

Not a single jumpscare. Pure psychological terror.Unique horror experience.The kids of the neighbourhood tells a story about a man made out of paper that lives inside the forest. Solve the mystery. Find the truth about that “Paperman”.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Proto1Studios
metacritic_name The Paperman
controller_support full
ReleaseState released
Publisher Proto1Studios
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 20 December 2019 – 16:59:49 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
ControllerVr
steamvr1
kbm1
PlayAreaVr
seated1
standing1
roomscale ↴
width2.5
depth2.5
360_required0
vrheadsetstreaming Yes
Social Media https://x.com/Proto1Studios
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFRsjwEEHMmyRg4Vjq_hR2A/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Free to Play (37), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 20 December 2019 – 16:59:49 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 17 December 2019 – 16:40:18 UTC () (1576600818)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 5
review_percentage 68
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, OculusXRPlugin SDK, OpenVR SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 5 June 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4503473
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-1RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 31 July 2019 – 17:19:53 UTC (), in changelist #6655698

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 🌱 Indie 😱 Horror 🕴 Psychological Horror 🥽 VR

Categories

Single-player Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp21 December 2019 – 09:54:51 UTC

Trailer 235946 ↴

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timestamp 25 October 2019 – 07:18:27 UTC

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